Law of Singapore: Administrative law, Equity (law), Contract, Trust law, Tort, Criminal law of Singapore, Corporate law, Constitution of Singapore, Caning ... Singapore, Capital punishment in Singapore.
forward movement (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
In global law-enforcement news, American war criminals face court-martial for denying civil rights of man-caused disaster suspect. FOX: Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs [...]
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 15 minutes ago
While writing a post for True/Slant about child porn enthusiasts who used a private social network to trade their kiddie pics, we stumbled across the website of Lindeman, Alvarado, & Frye . The Texas criminal defense firm has a kiddie porn practice group. We think the photo accompanying the description of the group is a little off, after the jump. The firm's criminal defense practice represents:...
Sentencing Law and Policy (Free subscription) | 32 minutes ago
As detailed in this FOXnews piece, President Obama showed his sense of humor when he issued his first turkey pardon this morning: President Obama hammed it up on Wednesday, pardoning two turkeys Wednesday in a traditional White House ceremony that...
Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Bl (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
A man named Willis Willis is not happy, and not for the name-related reason you might think. Willis, who is unemployed, has been playing the same set of lottery numbers at the Lucky Food Store in Grand Prairie, Texas for about 10 years. On May 29, Willis' ship came in, or at least it should have, when he bought the winning "Mega Millions" ticket that had a $1 million jackpot. The Associated...
The Laboratorium (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
I’ve never met him, but I was on his mailing list. I was surprised, but not that surprised, to learn that he’s bipolar....
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
If you are a Biglaw associate and are lucky enough to score a federal clerkship , congratulations. It is a nice feather in your cap. But in this job market, are you wise to actually accept your clerkship offer? As many of you know, clerks have to formerly resign from their firms while clerking. In the before times, in the long, long ago, this was no big deal. You resign, clerk for a year or two, and...
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
* The United Homeless Organization is a sham, according to NYAG Andrew Cuomo. [ New York Times ] * People keep steal Judge Lance Ito's nameplate. [ ABA Journal ] * Some kids utilized Facebook to incite violence against gingers. [ CNN ] *Can somebody explain to me how South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford still has a job? [ New York Times ] * A school security guard pepper sprayed a 14-year-old special...
PrawfsBlawg (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
With the holiday season officially kicking off tomorrow, an interesting decision arrives from the Third Circuit. The question: can a school district adopt a policy forbidding religious music in holiday celebrations, including school concerts? The South Orange-Maplewood school district in New Jersey adopted such a policy in an effort to achieve religious neutrality. After receiving a complaint from...
Sentencing Law and Policy (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
As detailed in this local article, "Kentucky may not execute anyone until it adopts regulations in compliance with the law, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Wednesday." Here are more of the particulars: The court ruling came in the case of...
Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Bl (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
On April 10, 2006, David Hackbart was attempting to parallel park his car on a street in Pittsburgh when a car pulled up behind him, blocking his path. Hackbart responded by giving the driver behind him "the middle finger," and promptly heard another voice outside his car tell him, “Don’t flip him off.” Hackbart, of course, then gave the finger to the interloper who was...
SayUncle (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
By the numbers: An audit by the DoJ found a 35% error rate based on spot checks of names on the list. But some of our legislators want to use that to deny you your civil rights.
How Appealing (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
"Promotions ordered for New Haven firefighters": The New Haven Register today contains an article that begins, "A U.S. District Court judge, under instruction by the Supreme Court, Tuesday entered a judgment finding that the city violated the civil rights of...
Patent Baristas (Free subscription) | 25 minutes ago
Pfizer is continuing its fight with generic drug manufacturer United Laboratories, Inc. (Unilab)in the Philippines over the issue of the validity of the patent on Lipitor (atorvastatin) as Unilab tries to have the patent canceled. Unilab filed its petition for the cancellation of Philippine Patent No. 29149 for Atorvastatin, marketed under the brand name Lipitor, [...] Related posts: Bill Introduced...
Blawg Review (Free subscription) | 45 minutes ago
Ann Marie Calhoun and her brother Joe Simpson playing Ripple Ripple ~ words by Robert Hunter, music by Jerry Garcia If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung, Would you hear my voice come through the music, Would you hold it near as it were your own? It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken, Perhaps they're better left unsung. I don't know, don't...
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
The 3 latest articles published by users on Law :
wei12 | 11/12/2009
Youth is the quality that we normally associate with the Kennedys, yet it was Ted Kennedy's longevity that made him such an irrepressible force on Capitol Hill. Near universal is the view that he was Washington 's most influential lawmaker of...
wei12 | 11/12/2009
Youth is the quality that we normally associate with the Kennedys, yet it was Ted Kennedy's longevity that made him such an irrepressible force on Capitol Hill. Near universal is the view that he was Washington 's most influential lawmaker of...
kornel9z1vr | 11/06/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) –Los Angeles Clippers basketball team owner Donald Sterling has agreed to pay $2.725 million to settle a housing discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. Sterling, longtime owner of the NBA team and a real estate mogul, was accused of discriminating against blacks, Hispanics and families with children at apartment buildings he owns. The government said...
Videos